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Author Notes:

T'was a very sad page to work on indeed. The red plague doctor here most definitely went about this in a very casual, easy way...

I feel like maybe I goofed a little. Like for some example, there's only one red plague doctor here, he/she just sort of...Moved in fast on Jeff. And the "shnk" is supposed to be the sound effect for poor old Jeff getting stabbed, and...Ahh. Boy. Sound effects, I swear.

FUN FACT: I did the majority of this page with a mouse (at least lineart and colors anyways)! Why? 'Cause my tablet isn't gonna last forever, y'know? Gotta keep them mousing skills sharp! I haven't done a page with a mouse since around page 105 (other than some small things here and there, like heads, they tend to end up...weird if I do them solely on my tablet), so I was due for some practice.

IMO both blood effects are pretty good but the sword should be a bit more drippy on the front side since there's some dripping from the back.
Also, NOOOOOOOOOO
WHY WOULD HE DO THIS
OR SHE OR THEY IDK BUT
NOOO WHYYYY
I bet they STOLE that plague doctor mask! >.< Plague doctors don't kill innocent bystanders..! ..right..?

Heh, thanks!
I had more dripping originally, but I erased it 'cause I didn't wanna get /too/ obnoxious with the blood, haha. I left out dripping at the top part cause I kinda thought it'd bleed downward cause of gravity and shit, but I'm just not sure anymore hahah.

Seriously though, I do think you're on equal standing between mouse or tablet drawn! I don't own a tablet and color with a mouse every time, so I can pretty much commiserate when it comes to worrying about getting rusty.

As far as the blood goes, hmmmmm...I think I like the older effect more, probably because it looked more opaque.

Heh, thank you!
Oh! You don't have a tablet? You do your coloring with a mouse? That is impressive! I mean I knew Threshold was traditionally done but still, dang! Very cool!
Oh yes...Getting rusty is a huge worry for me, haha. I worry too about the day I lose my tablet. Without a scanner things shall be rough indeed.

Heh! Seems like the old way was more better after all.;D
I'm kinda stuck using this one at least for this scene, for consistency sake, cause it'll bug the fuck outta me if I change it suddenly haha.

Wow! Awesome!
It's always amazed me how people can scan in their drawings and color it just like that without doing an entire digital lineart over it. I've always been awful at inking, and never had a decent enough scanner, hahah.

Yeah lol it's the Levels in Photoshop dude, it's like my best friend. My scanner sucks so my drawings always scan a bit faded but using that little tool the blacks are more black and the whites are more...white. I'd probably have a hernia by now if I had to digitally ink over everything.

Oh, awesome! Always nice to see people using a mouse!
A surprising amount of people hate on mousing for some reason, as if tablets grew on trees...
For real though you do SUCH amazing art with a mouse, DAMN!

Oh, thank you!;D
Truthfully all I really changed was I used my new blending brush settings on the edge...
Ack, maybe I should of put it lower. I put it up that high cause...Well, actually I don't remember why.:D

Haha!
I use paint tool sai for all my linearting. When I have to draw with a mouse, I make use of the linework layers, which are /kinda/ similar to vectors, in that when I draw a line I can further adjust it's points and stuff to get it where I want it, if that makes sense. It does smooth out the lines a tiny bit when you first draw a line, but not enough to really work with without having to adjust the points and such. At the least, I don't have to do this for everything; I can do the details like wrinkles, hair, and etc fine with just regular brushes.

It takes a lot longer rather than just flat out drawing the line straight out (especially since my hands are really shakey working with a mouse), but it'll definitely come in handy when I'm tabletless and can no longer do that. :)

Yes. I've legit been dreading this. Hahah.
It's kinda funny since when I first started WA I didn't think so many people would like Jeff. That made this a little harder.;D

HAHAHAH...Ok, yeah, even I wouldn't be /that/ evil. I'll say straight off, it's not the sister under the cloak!
I want to give small hints as to who it really is, but...Agh. If I say anything it might give it away. This is painful.:D

Regarding the blood effect, I think it's PERFECT for clothing. The only thing I might go "hmm" about is the blood on the sword and the blood dripping off the sword. On the sword, it'll be thicker and shinier, since there's nothing for it to soak into. What you have now is perfect for a bloodstain on the blade, though I'd give fresh-blood-on-metal more opacity.
Also, fantastic work, especially considering you did this with a mouse (dat's some tough stuff to do)!
Very sad page, poor Jeff doesn't know what he did to rate this. ;_;

Ah, thank you!:D
I was gonna go for more shiny but wasn't sure the best way to go about it, haha.:D
I put in a new blend brush and kinda went a bit nuts with it in my excitement to be using it...
Looking back on it, it does look more like the sword is stained...!

The blood on the sword looks way cool!! Even though the red hood plague doctor killed bae, I have to admit that they are really cool. 0.0
Daaannngg that is some skills!! I never could pull off using a mouse for drawing .o.
Plot twist it's ben lol no

Thank you!
Hahah. I'm glad you like them. They're a pain to draw, so I'm very glad it'll be a while before I have to do so again...
(Thanks! Just takes some practice, patience, and determination. You could do it!!)